BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20181106T200000Z UID: 681790c2c5d32 DTSTAMP:20250504T110730Z LOCATION:Rock Island Public Library DESCRIPTION:Dr. Taddy Kalas\, \;professor of French\, will present the third of this year's \;Frieze Lecture series\, \;a 21-year partnership between the Rock Island Public Library and Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to present four talks in the fall.\n\nThis year's theme is "modern lives\," in conjunction with the "French Moderns" exhibit at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport.\n\nDr. Taddy Kalas will give a presentation on \;the French Symbolist poet St¨¦phane Mallarm¨¦. His poem "L'apr¨¨s-midi d'un faune" so captivated the composer Claude Debussy that he crafted a symphonic treatment\, "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun."\n\nLectures are from 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays \;at the Rock Island Main Library\, 401 19th St.\, Community Room. Free coffee\, cookies and conversation are offered after each lecture.\n\nNov. 13: \;Dr. Claire Kovacs\, director of the Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Teaching Museum of Art\, will speak on "Our Moderns: Varlden ar liten Modern Swedish and American Works\," an exhibit on view at the museum.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2018/frieze-lecture-dr-taddy-kalas-stephane-mallarme SUMMARY:Frieze Lecture: Dr. Taddy Kalas on St¨¦phane Mallarm¨¦ DTSTART:20181106T200000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR